Islamabad: Romina Khurshid Alam, the Coordinator to the Pakistani Prime Minister on climate change and environmental coordination, emphasized the correlation between rising temperatures in global mountainous regions, including Pakistan, and the consequent shifts in seasonal weather patterns, glacier melting, and permafrost thawing.
During a meeting chaired by Alam, the Pakistani Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination disclosed that diminishing water flows, affecting industrial, household, and agricultural needs, are a growing concern in Pakistan.
Alam emphasized the necessity for global cooperation in addressing the challenges posed by rapidly melting glaciers, stressing that mitigating ecosystem loss and safeguarding livelihoods requires collective action to curb emissions of heat-trapping gases.
She underscored the urgency for initiatives aimed at slowing down global warming to mitigate its adverse effects on glaciers, ecosystems, water resources, agriculture, public health, and education.
Alam further highlighted the significance of adopting sustainable practices in production and consumption to address climate change and its impacts on various socio-economic sectors, including water resources, agriculture, energy, health, and education.
